Applicants should submit their applications and relevant documentary proof via the ‘Special Entry Application System’ at the HKDSE Examination Online Services from 18 August to 8 October 2025. Visit the Special Entry Corner and the relevant blog post for details.

The examination and supplementary fees for the 2026 HKDSE have been announced today (25 July 2025), please check out the relevant press release and blog post for details.

Nearly 55,500 candidates sat the HKDSE this year. Please refer to the press release for the overall results of the 2025 HKDSE.

Check out the latest version of the Introduction of HKDSE booklet and thematic video to learn more about the assessment and examination arrangements of the HKDSE, as well as its international recognition.

From the 2025 HKDSE, new examination arrangements are implemented for Category C Other Languages (OL) Subjects to promote diversified development for students and facilitate flexible career planning. The entry requirements of relevant civil service grades are revised accordingly. For more details, please visit our Blog post and webpage.

The HKEAA has provided verification services for candidates, educational institutions, organisations and employers, etc., to obtain or verify the candidates’ HKDSE results directly from the HKEAA. Visit the webpages on Extraction of HKDSE Results for Institutions and Certification of Examination Results for Candidates for details.

The HKDSE Diagnostic Feedback System (DFS), developed by the HKEAA integrates the multiple-choice question banks of various HKDSE subjects. Teachers can compile examination papers by selecting questions from a particular year, scope of content, level of difficulty, etc. for assessment of students, and obtain diagnostic reports, which include expected grades and key knowledge points and hints written by subject experts on questions that students answered incorrectly. Please click here for details on the DFS and school subscription.